Aliaune Thiam (aka Akon) grew
up in Senegal before he and his
family (including his father, jazz
percussionist Mor Thiam)
eventually settled in New Jersey.
There he discovered hip-hop for
the first time, as well as crime.
He was eventually jailed, but he
used the time to work on his
musical ideas. Upon release,
Akon began writing and recording
tracks in a home studio...next